desconchababamos
Syllables
des-con-cha-ba-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.kon.t͡ʃa.βa.βa.mos/
Stress
000110
Morphemes
des + conch + aba-mos
The word 'desconchababamos' is a complex Spanish verb form. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, dividing the word into six syllables: des-con-cha-ba-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba'). The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'conch-', and the suffix '-aba-mos'.
Definitions
- 1
To be shelling, peeling, or removing by scraping.
We were shelling/peeling/removing by scraping.
“Nosotros desconchábamos las nueces.”
“Si tuviéramos tiempo, desconchábamos las paredes.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba'). Spanish words ending in vowels are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'e', coda 's'. con — Open syllable, onset 'k', nucleus 'o', coda 'n'. cha — Open syllable, onset 't͡ʃ', nucleus 'a'. ba — Open syllable, onset 'β', nucleus 'a', stressed syllable. ba — Open syllable, onset 'β', nucleus 'a'. mos — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'o', coda 's'
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Onsets
Consonant clusters that form a single onset remain together in a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels goes with the following vowel.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /t͡ʃ/.
- The 'b' between vowels is pronounced as a soft /β/ sound, but doesn't affect syllabification.
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